Introducing solids question (maybe stupid??)

Pitterpatter44

I know I'm supposed to introduce each veggie or fruit one at a time and give it 3 days to be sure LO is not allergic. So...

Do I give her say, sweet potato on Monday, then go back to cereal for the next 2 days with no sweet potato, or do I give her sweet potato every day of the 3 days?

Once she's ok with sweet potato, and were ready to try avocado, do we give her only avacado? Pair them for a meal (little bit of each)? Rotate on each meal?

Looking for how others do it. I don't know why I'm making this so hard. Been eating my whole life and I feel like food has gotten pretty complicated these days!!

mrsannie

I'd give sweet potatoes for 3 days. My son has food allergies and they don't always have a reaction the first (or even second) time that they eat them. So there may be no reaction on day 1, but day 2 they could have one.

I think once you've given LO the new foods for a few days with no reactions then you can start pairing them or rotating. But if you start to see any reactions go back to one food at a time so you can make sure you know what is causing it.

teach1008

I introduce a new one every three days.  On the second set of three days I did oatmeal, so now I pair the new food with oatmeal.  So first I did applesauce and then oatmeal.  Then I did sweet potato and oatmeal and tonight we are onto avocado and I'll give a little oatmeal, too.

ASmallWonder

Like everyone else said, it's the same food for three days.  The guideline is there just to make it easier to ID what caused a reaction if one occurs.  If you gave two new foods it still wouldn't be a huge deal but it means stopping feeding both of them and you really don't want to have to steer clear of more food choices than is necessary.

sgerrity23

Give one food at a time for 3 to 4 days then switch to another food. Once you get through all the "first foods" then you can start mixing.

ASmallWonder

No once a food is considered safe it can be fed in addition to your new choice. However you don't do multiple meals for a while so it's not yet a real issue.